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Introduction to Outbreak Investigation

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Course Description

This course is provided by Northwest Center for Public Health Practice and will require a secondary login and/or registration.

This course reviews living in an age where disease outbreaks are commonplace, including West Nile virus, beef recalls, and contaminated spinach. It provides specific steps to take in determine if there is an outbreak, who should be involved in the investigation, the science behind it all, and how to communicate findings to the public via the media.

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Target Audience

This course is designed for frontline public health practitioners who need to understand the components of an outbreak investigation or who might be called upon to assist in an outbreak investigation.

This module may also be useful for healthcare providers in private practice, laboratorians, emergency response and bioterrorism preparedness planners who need to understand what an outbreak investigation consists of and who is typically involved.

Understand public health actions that may result from outbreak investigations

Council of Linkages Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (COL)/COL Tier(s)

Describes factors affecting the health of a community (e.g., equity, income, education, environment)

Contributes to assessments of community health status and factors influencing health in a community (e.g., quality, availability, accessibility, and use of health services; access to affordable housing)

Solicits input from individuals and organizations (e.g., chambers of commerce, religious organizations, schools, social service organizations, hospitals, government, community-based organizations, various populations served) for improving the health of a community

Community Dimensions of Practice Skills

Recognizes relationships that are affecting health in a community (e.g., relationships among health departments, hospitals, community health centers, primary care providers, schools, community-based organizations, and other types of organizations)

Collaborates with community partners to improve health in a community (e.g., participates in committees, shares data and information, connects people to resources)